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Close-Up! The 2015 Disney World Resort Gingerbread Displays

All over the World, it’s GINGERBREAD TIME!!! It’s a wonderful holiday tradition to feast your eyes on the larger-than-life Gingerbread Displays at several Deluxe Disney World Resorts before you feast your tummy on all the festive treats available during your visit!

Disney World Gingerbread House Tour

We’re going to take you on a visit to the major Gingerbread hot spots in Disney World, and we’ll start our Gingerbread tour at the Epcot area resorts…

Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts

My personal favorite is the Gingerbread Carousel found at the Beach Club. I always love to spot the new horses each year making their way on the Merry-Go-Round!

Beach Club Gingerbread Carousel

We’d love to introduce you to this year’s team of horses… here’s Julia!

Julia

Sasha!

Sasha

The Beach Club-inspired Marina…

Marina

… and the Yacht Club-inspired Admiral! (He’s my favorite!!!)

Admiral

Crazy detail going on here!!

Hidden Mickey on Admiral

And lest ye forget how much effort goes into this display, the chefs have created a recipe for you.

Beach Club Gingerbread Carousel Ingredient List

Beach Club Carousel sign

As always, it’s impossible to walk by any of the gingerbread displays and not get hit with a craving for a traditional holiday treat. Fortunately, there are plenty available to scratch that itch. Just remember that while gingerbread treats are available at the Beach Club, they aren’t located by the display. Simply head to the Beach Club Marketplace to find them.

Beach Club Marketplace Gingerbread Treats

Yacht & Beach Club Gingerbread Shingle

Gingerbread House available for purchase

Gingerbread Kit

Gingerbread Kit

This gingerbread Mickey has always been a favorite of mine!

Mickey Cookie

And this sparkly snowflake is an ideal stocking stuffer.

Snowflake Cookie

Though we’re veering off the gingerbread path a bit, it’s still worthwhile to stop by the Yacht Club to check out the annual Train Display winding around a miniature village.

Yacht Club Train Display

Yacht Club Train Display

There are tons of teeny details packed throughout the village scenes, from favorite Disney characters to signs for places that will be known to Yacht Club guests, like the Ship Shape Fitness Club, Hurricane Hanna’s, and Captain’s Grille.

Yacht Club Train Display

Yacht Club Train Display

Yacht Club Train Display

Don’t forget — and this goes for all the displays — to keep your eyes peeled for Hidden Mickeys! (A hint: search the snow all around the Ice Castle!)

Disney’s BoardWalk Inn

The turn-of-the-century seaside charm of the BoardWalk Inn is reflected in their “reimagined” Gingerbread Display for 2015.

Ginger’s Bread and Cookie Shoppe

Welcome to Ginger’s Bread & Cookie Shoppe!

Ginger’s Bread and Cookie Shoppe Sign

In typical boardwalk fashion, there are even photo cutout displays where you can pose with your friends and family members.

Display at Ginger’s Bread and Cookie Shoppe

Display at Ginger’s Bread and Cookie Shoppe

(Despite these fun additions, this display is definitely the least impressive of them all, though. If you’re going to skip one of the resorts, I’d suggest dropping this one from you list.)

Again, festive goodies abound, from cupcakes and cookies (both gingerbread and non) to peppermint bark and traditional German Stollen bread.

Gingerbread Cupcakes and Mickey Cookies

Stollen Bread

Caramel Popcorn and Peppermint Bark

Gingerbread Shingles and Mickeys

Perhaps less traditional, but perfect for a warm-weather Florida holiday, they are even serving Gelato at the BoardWalk’s display this year! Gingerbread, naturally, and Candy Cane are your festive flavor choices.

Gingerbread and Candy Cane Gelato

We’ll be sharing a full review on these cold goodies soon! But for now, that wraps up our time near Epcot. Next stop? A couple of Magic Kingdom area resorts… each just a quick trip on the monorail from the other.

Disney’s Contemporary Resort

The Contemporary Resort display has received a “Frozen”-themed overlay for the second year in a row, featuring Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, and Sven placed in front of the Mary Blair-inspired gingerbread display.

Contemporary Gingerbread Display

Elsa and Sven

Kristoff and Anna

Lest you think Olaf was left behind… this year he’s received his own dream sandcastle! You know how this guy feels about warm weather.

Olaf’s Sandcastle

It really gives you an idea of how much effort and time is involved when you read the lists of ingredients posted near some of the displays.

Contemporary Gingerbread Display

Like last year, a “Frozen” blue hue and images of the film’s characters grace many of the snacks at the Contemporary’s display.

Now one super-special detail at the Contemporary display is probably something very few visitors will ever notice. I love that at least one of the Chefs working at the treats stand has this additional decor on his or her jacket! Be sure to click on the picture so you can see the detail close-up!

Contemporary Resort holiday chef coat decor

And finally, we’ve saved the best for last! We’ve got one more stop to see the GRAND-daddy of them all…

Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort

In the house’s 17th year, it looks just as incredible as it always has! The detail is truly epic on this one.

Grand Floridian Gingerbread House

Grand Floridian Gingerbread House details

Detail on Gingerbread House

Ingredients list

This sign gives you a few photos of how the house is actually assembled, but they don’t do it justice!

Gingerbread House operating hours and construction story

Actually SEEING the construction is worth a visit in itself! So even if you’re not at Disney in December, head over to the Grand in November to see this spectacle!

Putting the “snow” on the gingerbread house at Grand Floridian

Building the House

As always, the operating hours on that sign also indicate the times when you can buy your treats from INSIDE the gingerbread house. Yep — in true Disney fashion, the attraction is also a store!

Unlike the other displays, you really don’t get a chance to see the treats until you walk right up to the store window (which can get crowded at times. They have menus available to peruse your choices first.

2015 Grand Floridian Gingerbread Treats menu

2015 Grand Floridian Gingerbread Treats menu

2015 Grand Floridian Gingerbread Treats menu

The cast members in the store are adorned in adorable costumes for the season.

Gingerbread House Cast Member

Here’s a quick peek at the goodies!

Grand Floridian Gingerbread House treats

Looks like at least a few of the chocolate Snow Globes got an “Inside Out” makeover this year 🙂 .

The gingerbread displays at Disney World are always a gorgeous and memorable part of the holiday season at Disney World. We hope you’ve enjoyed this 2015 tour, and we can’t wait to bring your more holiday fun soon!

Comments

We just returned from a pre-Thanksgiving trip and the most fun part of all was visiting all of the holiday displays and collecting the mitten pins from all the resorts and some of the special Christmas/gingerbread ones. The photos are great but you really need to see the displays in person. Amazing and the smells…

I love Visit the resorts to see gingerbread house and Christmas villages When I go I like to set aside one day and go visit all the resorts. Isn’t anomal kingdom lodge doing one this year. It reminds me of all the work my mom used to put into her Christmas villages when I was younger. She dedicated a whole wall in our living rom for her Christmas village. All our friends used to admire it as well.

I love your article and pictures of gingerbread displays and goodies at Walt Disney World. We just returned from WDW and saw them in person. This was one of my favorite highlights of our trip and I bought way to many goodies to bring home to family and friends! :). My favorite ornaments on my tree are Disney gingerbread ornaments. I wish Disney would make more of them. The gingerbread displays are grand! Thanks for the great article and pictures.

Just wondering if anyone from Disney saw the up inspired gingerbread house created by 18 year old senior also attending matc in milwaukee for baking and pastry arts, it has gotten a lot of attention, article on Friday December 18th in people.com in Great Ideas article and even on world news today and abc/disney affiliate station.

Juliet – I would think you will be fine we went in Early November in 2014 and they were up. Cinderella Castle has its first lighting (it gets draped in lights) on November 02nd (source – Kenny the Pirate). The Gingerbread is gorgeous and so much fun to look at. Disney does such a great job at decorating! I hope you have a wonderful trip!
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